A truck driver who caused an accident that killed an entire family a year ago in Nebraska will plead guilty, according to an agreement with prosecutors that could result in his being sent to prison for 20 years. <\/p>\n
According to court papers filed by Cheyenne County, Nebraska attorneys, Josef Slezak, 37, of Illinois, will plead guilty to four counts of motor vehicle homicide and one count of motor vehicle homicide of an unborn fetus. Prosecutors agreed in return to recommend a sentence of no more than 20 years.<\/p>\n
In the early morning hours of September 9th, 2012, westbound traffic on Interstate 80 was at a standstill as a result of an earlier fatal accident. Diana Schmidt, 28, of Maryland, reached the traffic jam in her compact Toyota. Her two sons were passengers, and Diana was expecting a third child. Her husband, Christopher Schmidt, 30, was behind her in his Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n